One day Birbal came to a darbar with his youngest daughter, about six years old. The padishah caressed the girl, she was delighted and wanted to ask something, but the padishah interrupted her:
- How, daughter, can you speak?
The smart girl replied:
- Both a little and a lot.
- How do you mean “both little and a lot”? — the padishah was surprised.
- Sovereign! This means that I speak little with the elders, and a lot with the younger ones.
The padishah was pleased with the girl’s intelligence and resourcefulness. He thanked God that everyone in Birbal’s family was naturally intelligent.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru